Week 1-Badminton Flashcards
When a sport is being played in singles, doubles or team, it is known as
individual, dual and team sports
This is considered as dual sports played in singles and in doubles. The
primary objective is to hit the shuttlecock over the net towards the
opponent’s floor court in such a way that it cannot be legally returned
Badminton
This is
being played over the net using a shuttlecock and a racket.
Badminton
In badminton,how many points should be acquired to win a game
21
It was over 2000 years ago in China where the early form of the game was
played: a very similar game called Battledore
Badminton
This is first originated in India during the 18th century where it was
known as Poona. The British army officers were very much fascinated by the
game and so they introduced it in England sometime between 1870 and
1880.
Badminton
Where did the Badminton received its international recognition
Duke of Beaufort’s summer
home of badminton in Gloucestershire, England
When was the first badminton association formed
badminton clubs and association were formed throughout
England and in 1893, the first Badminton Association was formed
What was the first ever
badminton competition in the world
In 1899,
the All England Open Badminton Championship
Badminton was eventually migrated to continental Europe and it reached India via British military officers and
Indonesia by way of Dutch colonists. Through this expansion comes the
formation of the ______
International Badminton Federation (IBF) in 1934
It was in 1948 when the ________ was stablished and the _______ which is the counterpart for women’s competition, founded in 1956
Premier International Men’s team Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup
The Badminton game was presented as a demonstration sport in 1977 in ________ and accepted as an Olympic Medal Sports in 1985. In 1989, mixed doubles event began with the Sudiman Cup.
Munich,Germany Olympic Games
In the Philippines, the ____governed the Badminton
game. It is responsible for the promotion and the development of the game in
the country
the Badminton Association of the Philippines
The official Badminton is what shape
Rectangle
How wide and long is the Badminton court
It measures 44 feet long by 22 feet wide for double game and 44 feet
long by 17 feet wide for single game
There are how many service areas on each side of the net
2
Floor surface is, traditionally, composed of _____, but many synthetic and
plastic courts have been developed
Wood
What is the color of the surface of Badminton court
white or yellow in color